There are countless things to experience in the world. However, due to limitations of time and space, we can only experience a small fraction of them. This makes it difficult to truly understand things we haven’t experienced. This is where imagination plays a crucial role. The process of developing imagination is commonly called studying. Imagination helps us understand things we haven’t directly experienced.
1. Why Should We Read Novels?
People nowadays do not read much, especially novels. However, humanity has been writing and reading fictional stories like novels for thousands of years. Stories like the Odyssey stimulate our imagination and provide indirect experiences. This greatly helps us understand worlds we haven’t directly experienced.
2. Understanding the Lives of Others
Since we can only live our own lives, it is difficult to fully understand the lives of others. However, we cannot ignore the lives of others because humans need to form relationships. To understand the lives of others, it is important to encounter various experiences and perspectives.
3. The Power of Books: A Treasure Trove of Indirect Experience
Books allow us to look into lives we have not experienced quite detailedly and specifically. Through this, we realize, “There are people who think and act like this in the world.” By experiencing others’ experiences and thoughts indirectly through books, we gain a broader perspective.
4. How Not to Become a Stubborn Person as You Age
One main characteristic of people who become stubborn in a bad way as they age is being engrossed in their own lives. While your own life is important, you must recognize that others’ lives are also another universe. For this, it is necessary to read books and accumulate various experiences.
Conclusion: The Need for Continuous Study of Humanity
Although the story has become grand, as humans, we need to continue studying humanity. Reading various books and making efforts to understand others’ lives is the way to become better people. Cultivate your imagination and accumulate indirect experiences through reading. This will enrich your life.